The state visit of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to the People's Republic of China is over. During the visit Alexander Lukashenko negotiated with China President Xi Jinping. The sides confirmed the transition to a new special level of the dialogue and signed a joint declaration on establishing relations of trustful comprehensive strategic partnership and mutually beneficial cooperation.

Belarus and China have signed a package of agreements and memorandums on cooperation in various fields. These documents were signed in the presence of the two heads of state in Beijing on 29 September.

Belarus is to become an important part of the Silk Road Economic Zone, because it has a number of advantages. Above all, these are the advantages that belarus and China have thanks to the high mutual political trust.

Belarus is ready for strengthening relations with China and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tashkent on June 24, 2016.

A regional forum of countries partaking in the One Belt, One Road initiative may take place in Belarus in 2016, Belarus Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said as he met with Chinese Deputy Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan.

Belarus and China intend to set up a venture fund for commercializing R&D products. The relevant plans were announced after the meeting of Chairman of the State Science and Technology Committee of Belarus Alexander Shumilin and Hu Zheng, member of the China Merchants Group Board of Directors, general representative of China Merchants Group's representative office in Central Asia and the Baltic states.

MINSK, 15 April (BelTA) – Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Belarus Cui Qiming to discuss the forthcoming high-level meetings, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.